topic Re: Arched opening in wall in Modeling

Arched opening in wall

Anonymous — Thu, 25 May 2023 16:21:26 GMT

Hi,

I need to create an arched opening in a wall. I've used an empty arched door opening but the arch radius is not correct for what I need. Ideally I'd like to be able to do this in section view as I have a JPEG image for an overlay and I'm trying to match an arch in that image.

Thanks

Gene

Re: Arched opening in wall

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:03:58 GMT

genebail wrote:
I need to create an arched opening in a wall. I've used an empty arched door opening but the arch radius is not correct for what I need. Ideally I'd like to be able to do this in section view as I have a JPEG image for an overlay and I'm trying to match an arch in that image.

Hard to imagine why one of the arched openings in the door library won't work since all but one have parametric arch heights but...

You can draw the shape in the floor plan window as a slab (see picture below). Set the slab so the bottom is a little below elevation 0 and make it 1 foot to the top. Be sure to give it the ID wallhole.

Look at it in the 3D window (an axonometric view with an azmuth of 270) and choose File/GDL Objects/Save 3D model as...

Give the object a name and when the Save as Library Part dialogue comes up choose Door and click OK

woodster

Re: Arched opening in wall

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Mar 2005 14:38:41 GMT

Thank you so much! I've read alot of your other postings and you've always been very helpful.

Gene

Re: Arched opening in wall

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2005 12:45:45 GMT

Woody,

I think I followed the steps correctly. Created a slab, made it a GDL object, placed in the wall as a door.... But, the "door" is a reverse image if you will. The opening is solid and the shoulders above are cleared out. What happened? (Arches on the right were created using door tool with arched opening)

Gene

Re: Arched opening in wall

Link — Fri, 20 May 2005 14:53:45 GMT

Look at it in the 3D window (an axonometric view with an azmuth of 270) and choose File/GDL Objects/Save 3D model as...

Woody must be assuming you are not on AC9 yet, because now you need not view a window or door in 3D with a camera azimuth at 270 degrees. The angle is simply taken from it's orientation on the floor plan.

Right Woody?

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Arched opening in wall

Anonymous — Fri, 20 May 2005 19:05:54 GMT

So what can I do to make my arched door object behave like a door?

Gene

Re: Arched opening in wall

Ben Odonnell — Fri, 20 May 2005 19:10:43 GMT

Gene ,
It looks like that you have called the wrong slab "WALLHOLE".
Take a look at the original, before you saved it as a door, be sure to see that you have the correct slab as the "WALLHOLE".

Cheers.
Ben